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OPINION|Barry Richard: Dukakis is Still Out of Touch
OPINION|Barry Richard: Dukakis is Still Out of Touch
OPINION|Barry Richard: Dukakis is Still Out of Touch
Back in 1988, former Massachusetts Governor Mike Dukakis so embarrassed the Democratic party, not only by losing the presidency to George H.W. Bush, but by losing his man card in the process. Dukakis, a technocrat, lost that race for a myriad of reasons, but what drove the stake the deepest into his heart was his image as soft on crime weenie who would not even support the death penalty for someon
Campaign Firestorm
Campaign Firestorm
Campaign Firestorm
BOSTON (AP) _ Democrats are looking for a political toehold in their campaign to unseat Republican Gov. Charlie Baker in next year's election. They think they've found one in the revelation that Baker's education chairman made a previously unacknowledged donation of nearly $500,000 to a group supporting last year's charter school ballot question...
Warren Talks Funding
Warren Talks Funding
Warren Talks Funding
NEW BEDFORD – Newton Mayor Setti Warren met with attorneys and foster parents who represent children and families in foster care across Massachusetts on Monday. The Democratic hopeful for Governor held a roundtable discussion to hear how the doling out of the state budget affects the attorneys who represent children and parents involved with the Department of Children and Families (DCF), the attor
Candidates Attack Baker
Candidates Attack Baker
Candidates Attack Baker
BOSTON (AP) - Two of Republican Gov. Charlie Baker's Democratic challengers are faulting his handling of the state's finances. On Friday, S&P Global Ratings downgraded Massachusetts' bond rating, citing the state's failure to rebuild its rainy day fund. Th...
Gov. Candidate in New Bedford
Gov. Candidate in New Bedford
Gov. Candidate in New Bedford
NEW BEDFORD — Gubernatorial candidate and Newton Mayor Setti Warren paid a visit to City Hall Wednesday as part of his campaign's grassroots approach to Beacon Hill, while also addressing recent comments made by Governor Charlie Baker.
Gonzalez Starts Early
Gonzalez Starts Early
Gonzalez Starts Early
The gubernatorial election is nearly two years away but the first Democrat to officially throw his hat in the ring is already hitting the campaign trail. Jay Gonzalez, the budget chief for former Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick, plans to attend Democratic caucuses at the Arlington Senior Center and Brookline High School on Saturday...
Warren Considers Run
Warren Considers Run
Warren Considers Run
BOSTON (AP) _ If Newton Mayor Setti Warren plans on challenging Gov. Charlie Baker in 2018, he'll be facing a daunting fundraising gap. Warren, first elected in 2009, has announced he won't seek another term as mayor and is considered a possible Democratic rival to the incumbent Republican...